Themes
Teaching & Learning
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Tracee Whitley joins HLS as dean for administration
January 27, 2021
Former legal industry executive and Harvard alum takes on new role at the law school.
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Draining the swamp
January 25, 2021
When Joe Biden began presidential duties last week, he issued an ethics pledge for his administration. And the students in the Harvard Law School course Legal Profession: Government Ethics—Scandal and Reform were paying especially close attention.
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Tribe and the other Lincoln
January 19, 2021
Reporter Lincoln Miller, 11, interviews Laurence Tribe ’66 on the Capitol riots and impeachment for his story in Scholastic Kids Press.
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In October 1962, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on “The Future of Integration” as a featured speaker at the Harvard Law School Forum.
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Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program blocks another Trump administration asylum rule
January 13, 2021
In a case brought by the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, a California District Court last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would gut protections for people fleeing persecution and torture.
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Blocking the president
January 13, 2021
Harvard Law experts Yochai Benkler and evelyn douek weigh in on the suspension of President Trump’s social media accounts and potential First Amendment implications.
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Tracee Whitley appointed Harvard Law School dean for administration
January 13, 2021
Harvard Law School today announced the appointment of L. Tracee Whitley as its new dean for administration, the School’s chief administrative officer.
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‘A grim form of political theater’
January 8, 2021
Harvard Law Visiting Professor Sanford Levinson puts the storming of the Capitol in historical perspective.
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Did implicit bias lead to breach of U.S. Capitol?
January 8, 2021
Harvard Law School’s James Tierney says police would have treated Black Lives Matter protesters differently.
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An interview for a job she didn’t apply for turned out to be a career-defining opportunity for Natasha Onken, who has since devoted her life to helping students succeed.
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Mark Cuban shares his insights on entrepreneurship, the 2020 election, AI, and the COVID road to recovery
January 5, 2021
The Harvard Association for Law and Business hosts Mark Cuban — businessman, Shark Tank investor, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks — for a conversation as part of its Dream Big Speaker series.
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Snow days (and nights)
December 18, 2020
Frosted branches, glowing lights, glimmering icicles near a gargoyle’s gaze — signs of winter at Harvard Law.
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At the intersection of music and the law
December 16, 2020
The music industry is no stranger to legal dispute. From high-profile cases involving Napster, Inc. to the many legal trappings that accompany artists throughout the creative process, the law has continued to evolve along with music. That's Student Practice Organization the Recording Artists Project (RAP) come in.
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Representing ‘The Super Class of 2021’
December 15, 2020
During a global pandemic when classes are remote and students are living around the country and the world, there is no such thing as business as usual. But this year’s class marshals are determined to do their part.
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Access to history
December 9, 2020
The Harvard Law School Library's Nuremberg Trials Project has been used by students, academics, filmmakers and artists among others to support their work in the retelling and documentation of World War II and the atrocities committed during that time.
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Political discourse and the 2020 U.S. Election
November 24, 2020
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society researchers Yochai Benkler and Robert Faris document how polarized media in the United States shape political discourse and the 2020 election.
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Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Court of Ames
November 23, 2020
In the history of HLS' Ames Moot Court Finals, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’56-’58 presided over four competitions. Former Ames advocates reflect on the unique experience of arguing before RBG.
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Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program scores a victory for asylum seekers
November 20, 2020
In recent court victory, students from the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program help safeguard the lives of countless asylum seekers by preventing more stringent federal immigration rules from going into effect.
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‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for change’
November 19, 2020
HLS faculty on COVID-19 and the pressing questions of racism, racial injustice, and abuse of power that have driven this difficult year—and that are the focus of three new lecture series at the school.